Re: FIBERGLASS HOOD W/HINGES
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04/11/18 12:22 AM
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You probably could glass something to the bottom of your fiberglass hood to bolt your hinges to. I was going to use a piece of wood fiberglassed on with J bolt's going through it and have nuts to hold the hinges to the hood . Lift off hoods are not designed for any spring pressure , Loose the torsion bars and you'll be OK
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Re: FIBERGLASS HOOD W/HINGES
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04/11/18 01:04 AM
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I made mine so I could hinge it.. I like a single stainless tube for a strut rod so I did it that way... this was a pin on hood
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Re: FIBERGLASS HOOD W/HINGES
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04/11/18 01:13 AM
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I bonded my fiberglass aar cuda hood to a steel hood inner structure with 3m adhesive. You can remove a lot of the inner framing also, but it really doesn't weigh much. Will use hood pins but will also have a safety latch just in case I forget the pins.
If you want to use just a hinge... using a 2 part adhesive, you can bond metal to the glass and will be very strong.
You just use the outer section of the frame or as much as you want... will fit like an oem hood.
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Re: FIBERGLASS HOOD W/HINGES
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04/12/18 01:43 AM
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On my hood I used 2 3/8 bolts on each side.. I milled a slot in the alum so the nuts could slide some.. I painted all that stuff then I glassed it to the hood.. I did it so the glass and alum came out level om the hood.. when it all dried I bolted the hood on but left it just so it would move some.. once lined up just tightened it tight.. I had to add a washer on one side to line up the hood
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